by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jul 25, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
We’re still in the midst of an opioid crisis (or an opioid epidemic, or opioid national emergency, depending upon with whom you speak). And while the US government has been criticized for not doing enough, it is doing some things. Among them is that the US. Food...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jul 18, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
Many doctors, politicians and even patients overlook or resist one of the most effective treatments for drug abuse: medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with Suboxone (a tamper-resistant form of buprenorphine) or methadone. Seeing a patient rushed to the emergency room...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Jul 11, 2018 | Addiction, Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
Last month the US House of Representatives, cognizant that all 435 members are up for re-election in November – with very little to show for it legislatively – passed more than 50 bills dealing with the opioid epidemic and drug abuse in general. Despite the number of...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | May 23, 2018 | Drug Abuse, Drug Rehab, Rehab Programs
While medical marijuana may not always be used for strictly health-related reasons, it is not an oxymoron. Scientifically rigorous proof of the benefits of cannabis is not always available due to limits on legal research by the federal government. After researchers...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | May 16, 2018 | Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Dual Diagnosis, Mental health, Rehab Programs
It cannot be repeated too often that about half the people with a substance use disorder also have a mental illness or, more correctly, another mental illness. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), “drug addiction is a mental...
by anthonym@sunshinebh.com | Apr 25, 2018 | Addiction Support, Chapters Blog, Rehab Programs, Treatment Centers
Everybody has an opinion, but opinions aren’t facts. Ideally, polls can determine what those opinions are, but the data is sometimes hard to interpret. The best pollsters and analysts are honest, but sometimes questions can be slanted to record the desired...
